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Day: 3 April 2023

What is a sip and paint party?

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What is Sip and Party Party

What is a Sip and Paint Party?

A paint and sip party is a must-try experience – if we do say so ourselves. You get arty while you party with your favourite people, get the studio to yourself and enjoy a few bevvies at a Pinot & Picasso sip and paint party. 

With no talent necessary, you can enjoy a stress-free night knowing that your painting skills won’t be judged at the end of the night – unless you want it to be. Bring the p-arty vibes with your choice of playlist for the night. You can even bring your own decorations and deck out the studio. 

Considering a paint and sip party at Pinot & Picasso? Here are the types of functions that are most popular at our studios.  

Paint and Sip Hens Do

HENS DO

Get the bridal party together for the last fling before the ring. Say goodbye to the single life Pinot & Picasso style, with a paintbrush in one hand and a glass of Prosecco in the other. You can even choose to paint the fiancé at your paint and sip Hens Do. 

Paint and Sip Team Building Events

TEAM BUILDING & CORPORATE EVENTS 

Build that bond, celebrate a workplace milestone or just take the time to enjoy an out-of-office experience together. Our welcoming, collaborative studios and the art of putting paint to canvas is a hit for teams of all sizes.

Paint and Sip Private Events

PRIVATE FUNCTIONS

Book a Pinot & Picasso studio to yourself with a paint and sip party. Invite your family and mates to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, reunion, or get the group together for the fun of it. Choose your date, select your artwork and tell your friends.

Paint and Sip Mobile Pop-Up Events

MOBILE POP UP EVENTS

Let us bring the studio to you. Our Pinot & Picasso team will bring canvases, easels, brushes and paint bottles. and hit the road to your chosen venue. It can even be your home (on our first date, wow!). Ideal venues for a paint and sip party are restaurants, bars, hotels and function centres. 

Book a Paint and Sip Party at Pinot & Picasso

Host the paint and sip party of the year. Enquire about your next special occasion at your local Pinot & Picasso studio today. 

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Top Benefits of Pet Canvas Art and Why you should create your own

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Top Benefits of Pet Canvas Art and Why you should create your own

Top Benefits of Pet Canvas Art and Why you should create your own

Pet owners are always thinking of new ways to deepen their connection with their trusted companions. One way to do this is to create custom pet canvas art.

Immortalising your pet on canvas is an exciting prospect, and doing the painting yourself is even better. Even if you’re not a confident artist, you can take advantage of an instructed paint and sip session to make the process easier and more enjoyable.

Whether you’re the proud animal parent of a dog, cat or albatross, there are many benefits of pet canvas art to consider.

  1. It will make the perfect gift
  2. Cement your pet as a family member
  3. Give your gallery wall a talking point
  4. Creatively capture your love for your furry friend
  5. An evening to remember with friends and family
  6. Honour them forever
  7. No one knows your pet better than you

1. It will make the perfect gift

Birthdays. Weddings. Christmas. We’re constantly required to come up with new gift ideas for our friends and family members. If your connection with your pet is shared by another person you love, a DIY portrait is a surefire winner.

Forget socks and chocolates. From partners to parents, custom pet canvas art is the special gift they never knew they needed.

 

2. Cement your pet as a family member

Your pet is as much a family member as any person in your clan. What better way to let the world know than a stunning portrait? Once you’ve gone to the effort of creating and displaying your artwork, there will be no doubt that your four-legged friend has a permanent place in the family hierarchy.

What features of your pet are most endearing? Use the opportunity to emphasise your animal’s most distinct attributes, be it cute, quirky or fearsome. Family photos do a great job of incorporating the personality of their subjects, and your pet canvas art is no different.

Top Benefits of Pet Canvas Art and Why you should create your own

3. Give your gallery wall a talking point

Once you knock your pet portrait out of the park, there will be no doubt as to which painting will receive pride of place on your gallery wall. Whether you’ve created a pop-art puppy or an impressionistic kitten, your animal artwork deserves centre stage in your house. It will soon become the ultimate conversation starter, and you’ll get to watch jaws drop as you casually mention that you painted it yourself.

 

4. Creatively capture your love for your furry friend

Did you top your primary school art class? An evening spent creating a custom pet portrait is the perfect time to come out of retirement and put your creative flair to good use.

You might be wondering: I’ve got hard drives full of pictures of my pet, so why bother with a painting?

While photography does a great job of recording memories exactly as they occurred, canvas art offers a completely different dimension of insight and passion. Take full artistic licence and portray your pet in a new light.

 

5. An evening to remember with friends and family

Once you’ve caught the pet canvas art bug, you’ll soon share your plans with every animal lover you know. A paint and sip night with friends and family is a wonderful weekend plan. It’s even better when you walk away with stunning portraits of your dear companions.

If the idea of hosting an evening of paint and wine with your favourite pet owners sounds a little bit too messy, let Pinot & Picasso do the heavy lifting. Our studios have everything you and your gang of animal lovers need for an unforgettable evening.

Top Benefits of Pet Canvas Art and Why you should create your own

6. Honour them forever

Our pets give us companionship, love and joy. Imagining life without them seems impossible. As much as we wish our favourite animals would stay with us forever, the day eventually comes when they are no longer by our side.

A gorgeous portrait is the perfect way to memorialise your beloved pet. It announces to the world just how special your relationship is and will honour them in a way no photograph can.

 

7. No one knows your pet better than you

When you make the decision to create pet canvas art, you have a number of options. The easy way out is to simply commission a painting from a professional artist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do people paint their dogs?

People paint their dogs because they see them as family. If you love your animal as much as any person, capturing your animal’s heart and soul with a hand-crafted painting is the best way to show it. Photos have their place, but custom pet portraits are an undeniable proclamation of love and appreciation.

 

How to take a good portrait photo of your pet

The best results for custom pet portraits require you to work based on an image. Some top tips for snapping the perfect picture of your pet include:

  1. Have the camera level with your pet.
  2. Avoid flash by utilising natural light.
  3. Patience is a virtue.
  4. Play around with angles and camera settings.
  5. Use toys or treats to distract your pet.
  6. Focus on the eyes – they tend to be the most expressive part of an animal.
  7. Schedule your session at a time when your pet is sleepy, not energised.
  8. Stray away from overly-cluttered backgrounds.
  9. Act quickly when the perfect shot presents itself.
  10. Experiment and don’t forget to have fun!

 

How to hang a canvas

You don’t need to be a DIY expert to display your masterwork. Hanging a canvas requires just four simple steps:

Step 1: Mark the wall with a pencil.

Step 2: Hammer in, stick or otherwise attach the wall hook.

Step 3: Attach a bracket, sawtooth hanger or wire to your canvas.

Step 4: Place your masterpiece on the wall. Perfectionists might use a spirit level to ensure that it is completely straight.

Find a Pinot & Picasso studio near you

Suddenly in the mood to create stunning pet canvas art? Look up your local Pinot and Picasso studio to book a Paint Your Pet session. It’s an evening of unforgettable fun, and you’ll happily walk away with a stunning portrait of your beloved pet.

PAINT YOUR PET

What is Neon Nights?

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Pinot and Picasso Neon Nights Paint and Sip

What is Neon Nights?

You’ve probably heard of this really cool, really fun creative experience and thought “what is Neon Nights?” Neon Nights is our paint and sip experience under UV lights. What does that mean?

In order for your artwork to have a “glow” up, we need to turn the lights off and turn on special UV lights. Even though we use neon paint, your artwork unfortunately won’t glow in the dark at home- it gets by with a little help from their friend (UV lights). However, the experience is what you buy the tickets for! 

We say the fun continues after dark with our Neon Nights paint and sip experience, and we mean it. The vibe well and truly heightens with a popping party playlist (dare you to say that five times fast) as you create a unique masterpiece.

 

See our Neon Nights collection. 

Neon Nights: Adonis
Specialty
Neon Nights: Day of The Dead
Specialty
Neon Nights: Empowerment
Specialty
Neon Nights: Boogie
Specialty
Neon Nights: LDN
Specialty
Neon Nights: Van Glow
Specialty

It’s lights off, party on. Book a Neon Nights session at your local Pinot & Picasso studio. 

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